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Intel bolsters discrete GPU team by purchasing Ineda Systems

The founder of Ineda was previously the managing director of AMD India

By Dean Pennington, February 19, 2019, 1:10 PM

Microsoft Software

Microsoft's next patch is a must if you want future Windows 7 security updates

Either way, you've got less than a year to make further plans

By Shawn Knight, February 19, 2019, 12:04 PM 5 comments

Industry The Web

Opinion: IBM's Watson Anywhere highlights reality of a multi-cloud world

Meeting demands of an ever evolving cloud computing environment

By Bob O'Donnell, February 19, 2019, 11:31 AM

Mobile Hardware

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon X55, its second-gen 5G wireless modem

Snapdragon X55 is 40 percent faster than its predecessor

By Shawn Knight, February 19, 2019, 11:03 AM

Downloads Software

Opera 50 for Android improves ad blocker, introduces PiP video

Opera 50 for Android is major release improving the browser's built-in ad blocker and introducing site-specific settings. It also adds support for picture-in-picture videos, dark themes and quicker page navigation.

By Erik Orejuela, February 19, 2019, 10:21 AM

Apple Mobile

The iPad mini 5 will reportedly have the same design as its predecessor

But be cheaper and come with better specs

By Rob Thubron, February 19, 2019, 9:55 AM

Google Mobile

Android Q may remove the back button and replace it with proper gesture navigation

More usable screen space incoming

By Greg Synek, February 19, 2019, 9:14 AM 7 comments

Industry

Huawei founder says 'there's no way the US can crush us,' calls CFO arrest politically motivated

Ren Zhengfei had a lot to say

By Rob Thubron, February 19, 2019, 8:51 AM 15 comments

Google Tech Culture

Google presents its anti-fake news system in detail

Disinformation is easily buried in the depths of Search

By Greg Synek, February 19, 2019, 8:16 AM 5 comments

Mobile

Xiaomi releases another transparent phone with fake parts

But this time it's being honest about the feature

By Rob Thubron, February 19, 2019, 7:25 AM

Apple Mobile

Apple Music push notifications appear to break Apple's rules

Is the company failing to adhere to its own guidelines?

By Rob Thubron, February 19, 2019, 6:57 AM

Metro Exodus PC Graphics Benchmark

FEATURE By Steven Walton, February 19, 2019, 5:58 AM TechSpot Gaming

Metro Exodus is about to receive our usual GPU benchmark treatment with 36 graphics cards on the bench getting a full performance comparison. The game has generally been well received although it's been out for just a few days.

Google The Web

YouTube bans several Pokémon Go channels over mistaken child abuse fears

They have now been reinstated

By Rob Thubron, February 19, 2019, 5:20 AM

Battlefield V DLSS Tested: Overpromised, Underdelivered

FEATURE By Tim Schiesser, February 19, 2019, 1:22 AM TechSpot Hardware

Nvidia's deep learning super sampling, or DLSS, is one of the highly anticipated features present on RTX graphics cards. This month DLSS finally made its way to both Battlefield V and Metro Exodus, and as is the usual case for us, we'll be going through a full visual and performance breakdown in this article.